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PASH! 04/2024 – Interview with Nobunaga Shimazaki
The second interview in this issue of PASH! magazine is with Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese dub voice of Shi Qingxuan.
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PASH! 04/2024 – Interview with Hiroshi Kamiya and Jun Fukuyama
One of the first anime magazines aimed at a female demographic, PASH! began publication 2004. The April 2024 issue includes a cover story on the Heaven Official’s Blessing donghua, featuring multiple interviews with members of the Japanese dub voice cast. The following is a translation of the double interview with both Hiroshi Kamiya, voice of…
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Nintendo Dream 09/2012 – Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Development Staff Interview
The following is a translation of an interview with four members of Game Freak’s staff as they discuss Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The interviewer’s question are indicated by ━━, while each of the staff members responses are color coded to match what is in the magazine. This is technically part 1. The second…
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The Secret Story of Pokémon’s Creation: Complete Collection (Trainer Popularity Poll)
Pokémon Black & White: The Secret Story of Pokémon’s Creation Complete Collection [ポケモン誕生秘話 完全総集版] is a bonus book bundled with the July 2011 issue of Nintendo Dream Magazine. The following article is the human character popularity poll, both going over the results and the special bonus pages for the top 3 winners.
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The Secret Story of Pokémon’s Creation: Complete Collection (Pokémon Popularity Poll)
Pokémon Black & White: The Secret Story of Pokémon’s Creation Complete Collection [ポケモン誕生秘話 完全総集版] is a bonus book bundled with the July 2011 issue of Nintendo Dream Magazine. The following article is the Pokémon popularity poll, both going over the results and the special bonus pages for the top 3 winners.
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Animage 01/1988 – TALKING UP: YOSHIYUKI TOMINO VS YOSHIKI TANAKA
The following is an interview Animage magazine held with Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshiki Tanaka to promote the upcoming movies Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack and Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars. The label “AM” denotes that one of the Animage staff is speaking. [Originally translated August 2025].
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Animage 12/1979 – Yoshiyuki Tomino Answers 67 Questions
As part of a larger feature on the currently airing Mobile Suit Gundam in the December 1979 issue of Animage, Director Yoshiyuki Tomino answers 67 questions sent in by fans. Questions are numbered as they appear in the article and Director Tomino’s answers follow, with section titles in between. I’ve added a few of my…
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Animage 09/1979 – Thoughts on “Amuro and His Mother” by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
The following is a translation of an article written by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, character designer and animation director of Mobile Suit Gundam. This can be found on page 22 of the September 1979 issue of Animage. As a brief translator note, while the official English title for episode 13 is “Coming Home”, I’ve used a direct…
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The Anime 11/1981 – Shūichi Ikeda Interview
As part of a larger feature on Char Aznable, The Anime magazine included a short interview with Shūichi Ikeda in their November 1981 issue. [Originally translated November 2025].
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Newtype 09/1985 – Saeko Shimazu interviews Director Yoshiyuki Tomino
In this short article from the September 1985 issue of Newtype magazine, Saeko Shimazu (voice of Four Murasame) asks Director Yoshiyuki Tomino a few questions about the character she plays and her role in the series as a whole. [Originally translated December 2024]
